Garcia pours in 29 points; Love and Styles each score 16

Dawson Garcia poured in 29 points in a high-scoring Minnesota loss, while Caleb Love and Dontrez Styles both scored 16 in mid-week games.

Cam Johnson scores season-highs with 29 points, 7 3s, Sharpe adds 12, in Nets win

Cam Johnson had his best game of the season as the Brooklyn Nets fight to earn the last play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. Johnson scored season-highs of 29 points and seven 3-pointers as the Nets rolled to a 124–97 home win Thursday over the Atlanta Hawks in the first home game since Kevin Ollie took over as head coach for the fired Jacque Vaughn.

Furious fourth-quarter UNC rally falls short at BC

Regardless of the opponent, playing on the road in ACC women’s basketball is always challenging, particularly on senior night. Senior guard JoJo Lacey scored a career-high 23 points as Boston College scored a season-high 10 3-pointers to snap a 10-game losing streak by holding off a furious North Carolina rally.

UNC men will face Duke, State, Pitt twice next season; women to play at Stanford, Cal, SMU

With the ACC going to 18 schools next season, adding Cal, SMU and Stanford, each team will only play home-and-home with three teams in men’s basketball under the 20-game schedule and play every other team once.

How can UNC earn No. 1 seed at ACC tournament without winning at Duke?

The ACC regular-season title could still come down to No. 9 UNC’s visit to No. 10 Duke on March 9, but some scenarios would allow the Tar Heels to clinch the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament without winning that game. But that got more challenging after Wake Forest (18–10, 10–7) lost 70–65 at Notre Dame (11–17, 6–11) on Tuesday.

Healthy Osuna blasts two homers, leads UNC in RBI after rout

CHAPEL HILL — Alberto Osuna is fully healthy and having a blast. The senior slugger never felt quite right while battling a left hamate injury last season, and his power numbers suffered. He got healthy and fitter in the offseason, and the results have been impressive.

With four pitches, 90-mph changeup, freshman DeCaro impressive in UNC win

CHAPEL HILL — No. 17 North Carolina is loaded with young pitching talent, but none as young as freshman Jason DeCaro. The 17-year-old right-hander has earned a spot in the weekend rotation after showing poise and an impressive four-pitch mix in two mid-week starts.

UNC’s NET ranking doesn’t change, but projections as No. 1 seed soar; women projected as 6 seed

No. 9 North Carolina’s fifth Quad 3 victory Monday night didn’t change the Tar Heels’ NET ranking, but more bracket projections are shifting the Tar Heels up to the No. 1 seed line.

Historic greatness and oddities as RJ Davis’ career night helps Heels escape

CHAPEL HILL — While RJ Davis was etching his place in Carolina basketball history and shooting himself into the national player of the year conversation, Miami was intent on ruining the party. His Smith Center-record 42 points and seven 3-pointers, both career-highs, helped the No. 9 Tar Heels beat a hot-shooting Miami team Monday night. But the 75–71 victory wasn’t put away until Jae’Lyn Withers sank two free throws with two seconds left.